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TTAA00 KLAS 180308

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
700 PM PST SUN NOV 17 1996

NVZ020-180700-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-

.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
THESE CLOUDS WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING QUICKLY.  SOUTH
WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY
STEADY...ONLY DROPPING INTO THE 54 TO 59 DEGREE RANGE BY 11 PM.
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TOMORROWS ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FORECAST FOR LAS VEGAS IS  2 .
THIS EXPOSURE LEVEL IS IN THE MINIMAL CATEGORY.

SYNOPSIS...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CONSIDERABLE
MID LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING
BEFORE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.  A WEAK RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE REGION
MONDAY WILL RETURN TEMPERATURES TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.
$$

NVZ013-180500
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY

.NOW...
RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THE REST OF THE EVENING.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RUN AROUND 7000 FEET WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF A
COUPLE INCHES BY 11 PM.  GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  MOUNTAIN WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS AND ON 
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
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